With Tadej Pogacar on the brink of a record-equalling fifth Tour de France aged only 27 many people are saying his domination has made cycling boring. Is ‘superstar’ Pogacar’s Tour de France domination boring? Former three-time world champion Peter Sagan said as much earlier this year, coming from a man who won a record seven…
Cherie DeVaux was ecstatic, and why would she not be. The 44-year-old made history – becoming the first woman horse trainer to win the Kentucky Derby. Her colt, Golden Tempo, won the derby and bagged a whopping $3.1 million prize money. Trainer Cherie DeVaux stands watches from a barn after a workout at Churchill Downs…
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) extended their buying streak to a seventh consecutive session on Thursday, purchasing equities worth ₹2,986.41 crore, even as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers and offloaded shares worth ₹4,205.56 crore, according to provisional exchange data. Exchange data showed FIIs bought equities worth ₹13,576.08 crore and sold ₹17,781.64 crore during the…
Bollywood has some exciting sequels in the pipeline. Aamir Khan confirmed 3 Idiots 2, Sohum Shah is returning with Tumbbad 2, Ajay Devgn announced Drishyam 3 for October 2, Akshay Kumar’s Welcome to the Jungle releases on June 26, and Rohit Shetty officially announced Golmaal 5 with its original cast. The makers of Jr NTR‘s…
With the launch of a hydrogen train, India has undoubtedly taken a big leap in the sphere of greener transportation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train. This ushers India into a group of select countries that have hydrogen trains. India’s first hydrogen-powered train has 10 coaches, with the capacity…
The view coming back from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has a way of turning familiar categories of comet science slightly awkward. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object only briefly passing through the solar system, has been watched before, but this time the reading feels less like a routine update and more like a chemical surprise that…
Wipro on Thursday approved a Rs 15,000 crore share buyback, its largest so far, even as the IT major’s offer remains smaller than recent repurchases by peers Infosys and TCS, PTI reported.The company’s latest buyback surpasses its Rs 12,000 crore programme in 2023, but trails Infosys’ Rs 18,000 crore offer –the largest by any Indian…
NEW DELHI: INS Aridaman, India’s indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy on Friday by defence minister Rajnath Singh, news agency ANI reported.Meanhile, Rajnath Singh in a post on X hinting at the launch of the submarine said, “”It is not just words, it is power, ‘Aridaman’!”” INS Aridhaman: All about Navy’s…
File photo – Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying JL-2 submarine-launched missiles roll during a parade(Picture credit: AP) China’s rare launch of a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the South Pacific this week was aimed at sending a strategic message primarily to the United States rather than Pacific nations, according…
IPL Trophy (Photo Credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: As the Indian cricket board (BCCI) gets aggressive with the implementation of its anti-corruption guidelines in the IPL, it has started to come down heavily on players, officials, family of team members and broadcasters who create social-media content, TOI has learnt.A few former cricketers who are working as…
